ARIINI:


Lol.. No wahala
It's SISONGO, dear..

No you are Wrong in spelling. A Majority of Annang spell & pronunce it SesongO online

ibibiogrl:

No you are Wrong in spelling. A Majority of Annang spell & pronunce it SesongO online

Lemme not argue

What is "Comfort" in Ibibio?

BuzyBrain:
What is "Comfort" in Ibibio?

idongesit

SlyIg:

People no longer answe such names. Those are sur names now, you won't see it as first name nor second name.

where are you from?

OgaBuhari:
idongesit

thank you

OgaBuhari:
idongesit

how is this even pronounced? *I don get sit* or *arongesit*

Please what is God's priority also God's promise and God's desire in ibibio

ibibiogrl:

Well the older Ibibio who grew up in the old Cross River state before Akwa Ibom state was separated, can understand Efik more because it was the main language spoken then officially in the state. But the younger Ibibio growing up in Akwa Ibom state can only understand a little Efik, mainly the parts similar to Ibibio. Efik may understand Ibibio more than Annang because Ibibios are a majority & lots of them still live in Calabar. Aside from that all 3 can only understand parts of each other languages to an extent, basic parts that are similar.
I might say Ibibio is the easiest, but that might be because am Ibibio & that is the language spoken in my family. So it's better to learn the one spoken more around you.
The 3 languages are like French, Italian and Spanish.
Comparison to Spanish, French and Italian in greeting How are You?

(Die pronounce as Dear)

Annang: Atie die? (Pronounced as) Atie lie? Ibibio: Aba die? Efik: Etie didie?

Spanish: Cómo estás? French: Comment ça va? Italian : Come sta ?

So now you can see that Ibibio, Annang and Efik in language are just like French, Spanish and Italian.

What about eket?

Kenttoday:
Please what is God's priority also God's promise and God's desire in ibibio

Similar names but not exactly are Uduakobong/Uduakabasi which means God's will, which is similar to God's desire. Then Ewongobong/Ewongoabasi meaning God's promise

darfay:


What about eket?

Eket is a subgroup of Ibibio therefore it can be considered a dialect of Ibibio. Although Eket language can not be fully understood by an Ibibio, which is why Eket indigenes speak Ibibio proper as a second language.

ibibiogrl:

Eket is a subgroup of Ibibio therefore it can be considered a dialect of Ibibio. Although Eket language can not be fully understood by an Ibibio, which is why Eket indigenes speak Ibibio proper as a second language.

I always thought eket is an ethic group on its own

darfay:



I always thought eket is an ethic group on its own

Maybe in the ancient times, but now they're a subgroup of Ibibio and practice same cultures as Ibibios. Although they've a few unique culture that's originally theirs. Here's a thread that explains in details about the different groups in Akwa-Cross. https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo#8218480

Thank you

ibibiogrl:

Similar names but not exactly are Uduakobong/Uduakabasi which means God's will, which is similar to God's desire. Then Ewongobong/Ewongoabasi meaning God's promise

I also love such Italian names as Marco, Alessandro, Stefano, Andrea. When I studied in Italian language school in Sanremo, I met lots of guys with really beautiful names

Good evening.

Please what of translations of these


God has done me well
God favoured me
God answers
Miracle God

ibibiogrl:

Similar names but not exactly are Uduakobong/Uduakabasi which means God's will, which is similar to God's desire. Then Ewongobong/Ewongoabasi meaning God's promise

In Ibibio

God has done me well= Abasi ame anam aboho
God favoured me= Abasi afon ye ami(for a name Mfon means grace/favor)
God answers = Abasi aboro (name Iboro means answer)
Miracle God = UtibeAbasi

Thanks so much

ibibiogrl:
In Ibibio

God has done me well= Abasi ame anam aboho
God favoured me= Abasi afon ye ami(for a name Mfon means grace/favor)
God answers = Abasi aboro (name Iboro means answer)
Miracle God = UtibeAbasi

Please what does ekere mean

Please what is the meaning of "Mma efa"

I dont know the meaning, but there was a lady who worked in the police force in Calabar and was popularly known as Mma Efa.

vivipink:
Please what is the meaning of "Mma efa"

ibibiogrl:
In Ibibio

God has done me well= Abasi ame anam aboho
God favoured me= Abasi afon ye ami(for a name Mfon means grace/favor)
God answers = Abasi aboro (name Iboro means answer)
Miracle God = UtibeAbasi

What is the meaning of the following names?

-Kakakpo
-Awa
-Inokon

Efik/Ibibio names are sweet and powerful....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpe-lGWH3AM

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Beachside:
Efik,Ibibio,Oron,Eket,Annang are all communities and dialects of the same ethnicity or ethnic nation which has no official name but is popularly referred to as Calabar,Akwacross or Efik/ibibio. I prefer the term Calabar/Calabarian as the official name of the ethnicity's land and people . Efik is the most popular dialect and Ibibio is also popular dialect now,perhaps due to larger population. With that ,the official and standard Calabarian language is either Efik or an official standard has to be created by professional linguist based on Efik and Ibibio combined which won't be different from what is already spoken there now . in any case, Efik is the standard and official Calabarian language and is in the process of being registered by google.
None of the communities and dialects above are sub groups of anyone, nor are they different languages like French ,Portuguese ,Spanish as someone erroneously insinuated earlier. They are the same people and language with dialectical differences caused by primordial hunter gather isolation factors and they just have different population ,that's all . No one knows for sure how the group and language evolved and which dialect was the first in which the others evolved from due to the fact Africans never recorded their history beyond 800 years ago . All hypothesis are only speculative, and frankly does not matter .
French is a language with it's own dialects ; the Parisian dialect being one of 2 most popular & standard french. same applies to Italian, and Spanish.
Italian,Portuguese and Spanish are of the same family tree just like Calabarian,Igbo,Fang ,and perhaps Ejagham are of the same family tree with a few similar sounding words yet different language.
I'm self taught and can speak 6 other languages other than English: Spanish,Japanese,Brazilian Portuguese,German,Lithuanian(my girlfriend's background .she can't even speak it),Setswana(Botswana) and I can understand a few others such as French, owerri igbo dialect,Efik Calabar dialect and I get the idea on ibibio,Oron and annang dialect , Swahili,Arabic. I've visited over 11 countries so far. The same method applies to all ethnicity and languages on earth.

Very interesting. Makes a lot of sense. Thank you for sharing.

AtaniWarrior:


Very interesting. Makes a lot of sense. Thank you for sharing.

Ignore that Person the person is absolutely ignorant and doesn't even know what he/she is talking about There's nothing like Calabarian, seems the person is confusing Kalabari-Ijaw with Calabar. That person doesn't even know that Calabar is a city in another state, also Efik is not even spoken in the same state where Ibibio is spoken. That person would not recognize 1 word out of all those languages, not to talk about knowing the differences. I don't know why Ignorant people choose to give their ignorant opinion as advice To learn more about the differences in not only languages but the cultures and traditional diffrerences of Major groups in Akwa Ibom and Cross River state. READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

AtaniWarrior:


What is the meaning of the following names?

-Kakakpo
-Awa
-Inokon

Kakakpo is not Ibibio might have been a nickname that the Aro-Igbo fighters gave to the half Ibibio prince, maybe mispronoucing Akpo=corpse(similar to Ekpo=ghost/masquerade.) Could've been hailig him as too powerful to be a human being
Awa=to sacrifice, it is also the name of a big village/clan I believe Ini Edo and the current govenor of Akwa Ibom are from there.
Inokon is a last name might have been an abreviation of Ino okoneyo= thief of the night.

Beachside:
Efik,Ibibio,Oron,Eket,Annang are all communities and dialects of the same ethnicity or ethnic nation which has no official name but is popularly referred to as Calabar,Akwacross or Efik/ibibio. I prefer the term Calabar/Calabarian as the official name of the ethnicity's land and people . Efik is the most popular dialect and Ibibio is also popular dialect now,perhaps due to larger population. With that ,the official and standard Calabarian language is either Efik or an official standard has to be created by professional linguist based on Efik and Ibibio combined which won't be different from what is already spoken there now . in any case, Efik is the standard and official Calabarian language and is in the process of being registered by google.
None of the communities and dialects above are sub groups of anyone, nor are they different languages like French ,Portuguese ,Spanish as someone erroneously insinuated earlier. They are the same people and language with dialectical differences caused by primordial hunter gather isolation factors and they just have different population ,that's all . No one knows for sure how the group and language evolved and which dialect was the first in which the others evolved from due to the fact Africans never recorded their history beyond 800 years ago . All hypothesis are only speculative, and frankly does not matter .
French is a language with it's own dialects ; the Parisian dialect being one of 2 most popular & standard french. same applies to Italian, and Spanish.
Italian,Portuguese and Spanish are of the same family tree just like Calabarian,Igbo,Fang ,and perhaps Ejagham are of the same family tree with a few similar sounding words yet different language.
I'm self taught and can speak 6 other languages other than English: Spanish,Japanese,Brazilian Portuguese,German,Lithuanian(my girlfriend's background .she can't even speak it),Setswana(Botswana) and I can understand a few others such as French, owerri igbo dialect,Efik Calabar dialect and I get the idea on ibibio,Oron and annang dialect , Swahili,Arabic. I've visited over 11 countries so far. The same method applies to all ethnicity and languages on earth.

Why didn't you quote me directly instead of beating around the bush

There is nothing like Calabarian, ignorantly as u sound you might be confusing Kalabari which is Ijaw with Calabar is a city and not even the original name of that city. So I don't understand how it can be use as a name for the indigenes when that name has no meaning in their language. The Calabar people are Efik and some Ejagham and they are in Cross River state. A separate state from Akwa Ibom state where Ibibios and Annang Indigenes are of.
Who told you that Ibibio and Annang don't have dialects Am sure you don't even know, as U won't even recognize 1word from any of those languages But U are Ignorantly stating your opinion here as the standard. Portuguese and Spanish should be dialect of each other as those languages are more similar than Annang and Ibibio. Incuding Italian.
Ibibio has several, infact Eket can be considered a dialect of Ibibio since its a sub-group of ibibio, Annang has 3-4 dialects that an Ibibio, Efik & Oron won't understand 2words. Efik doesn't have any dialect, except Ukwa was a dialect of Efik, but that language is dying. Oron is a separate langauge that has more in common with Efik langauge, infact Oron can be considered a sub-group of Efik althou they're in separate state, infact due to the lack of understanding of Oron language, they speak Efik as a 2nd langauge.

Also having lived in Abak & Calabar for a while I can tell you the differences in language. THE ARE NOT DIALECTS OF EACH OTHER;
Words could be similar like English: I cannot, Annang: Nkarake, Ibibio: Nkanna, Efik :Nkemeke.
Words can also be totaly different like English:feces, Annang:Afid, Ibibio:Uduang, Efik:IfVO.

Example of sentences- English:-1) My house is were we all are/We're all in my house. 2) This is my house
Annang:-1) Ilung Ida ke afide ajid itie. 2)Ilung ida ade ami
Ibibio: 1) Ufok mmi ke afit nyin iba. 2) Ufok mmi ado mi
Efik:-1) Ebiet Idung mmi ke kpukpru nyin idu. 2) Ebiet idung mmi edi emi.

Comparism to Spanish, Portugeuse, French and Italian in greeting How are You?

(die pronounce as Dear) Annang: Atie die? (Pronouced as) Atie lie? Ibibio: Aba die? Efik: Etie didie? Oron: Sala Digie(not sure about spelling)

Spanish: Cómo estás? French: Comment ça va? Italian : Come sta ? Portuguese_ Como você está
So You can see that Efik and Ibibio and Annang are just like Spanish, Portuguese and Italian languages

U visiting 11 countries and learning a few words of Efik doesn't mean anything, if U cannot tell the differences between languages and dialects to state your Ignorant opinion as a Fact I don't want to repeat this lesson of almost a decade again So READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

Beachside:
^^She already has her mind made up . Like most Nigerians ,she think there's 400 or 1000 ethnic groups or tribes in Nigeria. She does not know there's only 16 ethnicity in Nigeria.
She thinks I don't know the original name of Calabar or understand Efik ,Anang,ibibio,or unaware there's variety within those dialects. She does not understand what I mean by an umbrella term "Calabar/Calabarians " for the ethnic group which consist of Efik,Ibibio,anang andOron,eket . She thinks ibibio ,annang ,Efik,Eket and Oron are distinct ethnic groups instead of communities /dialects of an ethnic group which has no umbrella term. She does not know that the names Igbo,Yoruba etc. are recently coined umbrella terms for related communities and dialects just like Calabar/Akwacross(Efik,Oron,ibibio,Oron,Eket).

I'm mixed race, my dad is Efik and mom is Scottish, but I know more about Nigeria and Africa than most Nigerians and Africans. Most Nigerians are ignorant and uneducated(jungle education doesn't count), Nigeria's educational system is a failure,that's why Nigeria is a failed state.
I already made my point with facts. it's pointless arguing.
Efik dialect is the official and standard Calabarian/Akwacross language which is in the process of being registered by Google . just as Onitsha dialect and a bit of Ohuhu (umuahia dialects) is the standard and official Igbo language.

Again you are pronouncing your ignorance in Details here Maybe you grew up in Scotland and know absolutely nothing about Nigeria I gave you the link to a thread to learn. So Yoruba and Igbo are now the same and dialects of each other Riducolus Even Scotland and Ireland have more in common that these groups. U might be confusing the recently coin or created country of Nigeria with the 250 different groups in the country Please ask your father or go visit his family elders and ask them your history. You don't know about migration? Even many groups and languages in Nigeria are dead and more are dying. There is nothing like Akwa-Cross, its only a name coin by the Ibibio Movie industry in Uyo to market to Cross River state because they sometimes have 1character that will speak Efik or come from Calabar, Akpabuyo or any Efik village in their movies.
Ok what are the 16groups that u recognize as the only legitimate different groups in Nigeria?

Beachside:


I'm mixed race American , my dad is Efik and mom is Scottish ancestry , but I know more about Nigeria and Africa than most Nigerians and Africans. Most Nigerians are ignorant and uneducated(jungle education doesn't count), Nigeria's educational system is a failure,that's why Nigeria is a failed state.
I already made my point with facts. it's pointless arguing.
Efik dialect is the standard and official Calabarian/Akwacross language which is in the process of being registered by Google . just as Onitsha dialect and a bit of Ohuhu (umuahia dialects) is the standard and official Igbo language , and Oyo dialect is the standard and official Yoruba dialect.

v v I never said Igbo and Yoruba are the same ethnicity. I already said i'm American ,never said I grew up in Scotland. the problems is some people read to criticize instead of read to understand. They already have their minds made up. oh well

Then U need to go back to Nigeria and to your fathers village to learn Your Ignorance and Refusal to learn is very Embarrassing Your Efik people will soon be here to embarass U further
I was born in DC and still live there so am American also, but Thank God my parent made me go back to live and learn my culture in Nigeria might be the reason I am passionate about teaching the ignorant as yourself
Maybe it's Laziness since I gave U a link to the thread to learn the differences in details, All I can do now is to give you a summary detail.

Here are the Major differences in Cultures between Efik, Annang & Ibibio

Re: Mixed Tribes by ibibiogrl: 1 year & 8 months

Aloy.Emeka:
No difference. Efiks and ibibios are the same. Both understand each others dialect, same language, similar culture and very tiny differences. Even the neighboring igbo don't know the difference. Efiks and ibibios are the least violent specie of Nigerians.

There are many differences between Efik and Ibibio, difference in dressing Efik wear a gown and Elaborate hair dress etc. Ibibio tie 2 wrappers with a blouse, like most south easterners but without coral beads. Also difference in marriage traditions, Efiks coach the bride to be in fattening rooms and there are ceremonies before the actual marriage, ibibios don't. Efik traditions is Rule by Ekpe secret society, Ibibio don't have Ekpe, different traditional gods and different greetings. There are many other differences, the only similarity between Efik and Ibibio is the food and language; although most young Ibibios growing up in Akwa Ibom will only understand a little Efik in the future, since Efik language isn't used in Akwa Ibom.
The most similar ethnic group in Akwa Ibom to Efik is Oron . Please refer to this websites for pictures;
Efik http://esopefik.tripod.com/efiktradition.html and Efik https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/10
Ibibio https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/16
Just as Efik and Ibibio differs Annang also has same differences, but Ananng dress mors.

EXAMPLE OF DIFFERENCES IN DANCE CULTURE

ezeagu
Is this Ibibio or Annang?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWVRqEcpvXk

Will you be surprised if I find Annang people accusing Ibibio people of cannibalism?

That is Annang, if it was filmed abroad, then there might be Ibibio youths joining in the Dance but the dance is traditionaly Annang dance called Utah.

This is Efik dance Ekombi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rynsh2CaqAk&feature=related

Better view of Ibibio dance here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQdZUsrdGw0&t=120s

READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

[b] Also having lived in Abak & Calabar for a while I can tell you the differences in language.
Words could be similar like English: I cannot, Annang: Nkarake, Ibibio: Nkanna, Efik :Nkemeke.
Words can also be totaly different like English:feces, Annang:Afid, Ibibio:Uduang, Efik:IfVO.

Most Ibibios & Efiks Do Not Understand Annang except the have lived in the Annang region, so how can the be dialects of each other Also Annang has 3-4Major dialect that an Ibibio or Efik won't understand 2words. Ibibio also has several dialects like Itumbonuzo, Eket etc.. Efik doesn't have any dialect as far as i know. So again how can Annang & Ibibio including their typical dialects be dialects of Efik?